Strange Disease Hit Ondo State, Death Toll Rises to 31

At least 31 people have died from an unknown epidemic which hit Ode Irele, a serene community in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State after the ailment claimed another victim Friday evening. Victims wake up blind and dead a few hours later.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dayo Adeyanju, who made the disease known to journalists in Akure on Wednesday, did not say when and how the disease was first noticed in the community.

According to Adeyanju, preliminary reports showed that prior to the deaths, all the victims, complained of headaches and later lost their sight before dying.

The commissioner explained that the symptoms of the epidemic were different from those of Ebola Virus Disease, which are diarrhoea, vomiting and haemorrhage.

While giving the assurance that everything possible would be done to ensure that the disease did not spread, Adeyanju said the state government had already sought the aid of the World Health Organisation and other partners.

Credit: AfricanSpotlight